Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania "Belle Vernon"
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania Belle Vernon, as seen from athwart the Monongahela River in a view showing the underside of the I-70 bridge looking ENE from Speers, PA Map of Belle Vernon, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Location of Belle Vernon in Fayette County Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania Location of Belle Vernon in Pennsylvania Belle Vernon is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is situated along the Monongahela River and is part of a greater improve abutting two other counties, Westmoreland to the north and Washington athwart the river.
As of the 2010 census Belle Vernon had a populace of 1,093. French for "beautiful green", this was the name chosen by both Noah Speer for his little improve on the Monongahela River and later by his son Louis, who established a town with nearly the same name just up the hill (North Belle Vernon).
Directly athwart the river lies the borough of Speers, anchoring the far side of the landmark I-70 bridge as Belle Vernon does the east bridge abutments.
Belle Vernon is positioned at 40 7 37 N 79 52 6 W (40.126936, -79.868285), nestled in the northwest corner of Fayette County, with abutting borders on Washington County, to the west athwart the river, and Westmoreland County to the north.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.31 square miles (0.81 km2), of which 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.17 km2), or 20.29%, is water. The younger Speer played a large part in the evolution of Belle Vernon.
During his lifetime, the populace interval to about 700, and there was a steam ferry connecting Belle Vernon with Allen Township athwart the river.
Anthony bound for Galena, Illinois, and the Cassandra headed to Knoxville, Tennessee, came from the Belle Vernon yard.
William went bankrupt soon after completing the new foundry and sold it to the Belle Vernon Saw and Planing Company in 1880.
North Belle Vernon, in Westmoreland County, was laid out in 1872 by Louis and was incorporated in 1876.
Samuel Dougherty, a carpenter, is claimed to have assembled the first dwelling in North Belle Vernon on Broad Avenue near Spring Alley.
On April 29, 2017, Belle Vernon won Kraft Hockeyville and the St.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 17.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The borough, along with the abutting communities on the right bank of the Monongahela such as Fayette City and North Belle Vernon, is served by the Belle Vernon Area School District, whose buildings are positioned in adjoining Rostraver Township in Westmoreland County.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001), Belle Vernon borough, Pennsylvania".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Belle Vernon entry on city-data.com Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Populated places established in 1813 - Pittsburgh urbane region - Boroughs in Fayette County, Pennsylvania - French culture in the Pittsburgh urbane region - Populated places on the Monongahela River - 1813 establishments in Pennsylvania
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